Editing Local government (section)

===India===
{{Main article|Local self-government in India}}Local government is the third tier of government in [[India]], after [[Government of India|Union Government]] and [[State governments of India|State Government]]. The urban local bodies (municipalities) are for urban governance and panchayati raj institutions (panchayats) for rural governance.

The Urban Local Bodies (ULBs):<ref>{{Cite web |title=Profile - Local Government - Know India: National Portal of India |url=https://knowindia.india.gov.in/profile/local-government.php |access-date=2023-12-20 |website=knowindia.india.gov.in}}</ref> are [[Municipal corporation (India)|Municipal Corporation]], [[Municipal council (India)|Municipal Council]] (municipality) and [[Nagar panchayat|Town panchayat]] (notified area council).

The Panchayati Raj Institutions (PRIs), knowns as "''Panchayats''" are a three-tier system of local self-government in rural areas in India: [[District council (India)|District Panchayat]] ([[List of districts in India|district]] level), [[Panchayat samiti|Block Panchayat]] ([[Community development block|block]] level) and [[Gram panchayat|Village Panchayat]] ([[Revenue Village|village]] level).